Comparison of "Metabolic Profiles" Between Dairy Herds With And Without Disturbed Reproductive Performance

Authors

  • Martina Hoedemaker Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie des Rindes (im Richard-Götze-Haus), Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, FRG
  • Rolf Mansfeld Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie des Rindes (im Richard-Götze-Haus), Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, FRG
  • Elmar Thiemann Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie des Rindes (im Richard-Götze-Haus), Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, FRG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19926472

Keywords:

metabolic profile, Blood profiling, biochemical parameter, reproductive disorder

Abstract

The "metabolic profile" or "blood profile" has been defined as a set or combination of blood
constituents analyzed together.1 Blood profiling in dairy cattle has been tested by many investigators with the goal of correlating the blood levels of biochemical parameters with nutrition, fertility and metabolic diseases. 2,3,4 However, the value of metabolic profile tests for monitoring the nutritional stage or identifying metabolic diseases which might have a negative effect on reproductive performance has been questioned, as 60 per cent of herds with no clinical or production problems also had abnormal metabolic profiles.5 The aim of the following study was to reevaluate the efficacy of metabolic profiling by comparing metabolic profiles of herds with and without reproductive disorders.

Cover image of the First Volume of the 25th Conference Proceedings: An earl-morning photo of farmland. A small farm is nestled among rolling hills, fields stretching across a curving road that disappears between dark green trees. The barn is a cheery red color with a tin roof. Beneath the photo is the a statement of the conference's theme in white italics: Challenges of the Bovine Industry in the Twenty-First Century. Deep red background.

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Published

1992-08-31

Issue

1992: Volume 1

Section

Genetics and Theriogenology